降

jiàng/xiáng

to drop; to fall

HSK 3.0 · Level 4 verb

Meaning

jiàng as in 下降 jiang4

to drop
to fall
to come down
to descend

xiáng as in 投降 xiang2

to surrender
to capitulate
to subdue
to tame

Example sentences

wǒ我níngsǐ宁死bù不jiàng降

I would rather die than surrender.
bàofēngyǔ暴风雨xílái袭来,qìwēn气温suí随zhīxià之下jiàng降。

The storm sent the temperature down.
gāng刚cóng从tiānshàng天上jiàng降xiàlai下来de的xuě雪，pùmǎn铺满le了zhěnggè整个shāntóu山头，kànqǐlai看起来měilì美丽jíle极了。

The fresh snow looks beautiful on the hill.

HSK words with 降

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